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14 feb. 2013

Valentina

This is
Valentina, a 84 cm. giraffe I did some time ago. You must know I have a little
collection of them, but Valentina is the only one handmade.

A few years
ago, my hubby gave me a fantastic book for my birthday: “Die Arche Noah –
nähen, quilten, applizieren” of Anne-Pia Godske Rasmussen. Two fabric pieces came
with the present together… He wanted me to sew my own giraffe!

I didn’t
find the time to sew it, so I ended up starting the project nearly a year
after, in February. That’s when I thought the giraffe could be a nice surprise
for Valentine’s Day, even though we don’t really celebrate it that big here.
And so it was, and it was named Valentina!

I varied it
slightly from the instructions. For example, the arms were supposed to have
knots as elbows, like the knees, but I didn’t do it that way. Moreover, the legs and arms should be attached to the
body with buttons, but for the legs I used snap fasteners instead (I like how they
move this way!). And Valentina’s arms don’t move, they are directly sewn to the
body.